Legal Opinion
North Dakota State Water Commission v. Board of Managers
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided April 12, 1983No. Civ. 10252PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PEDERSON, Justice.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court of Cavalier County dismissing an action brought by the State Water Commission and the State Engineer to control the drainage of water from Rush Lake, a meandered lake located in Cavalier County. 1 The judgment is affirmed. Rights, status, and legal relationships are declared.
Rush Lake is a shallow lake and the land surrounding it is relatively flat. The area has recurring water management problems in years of heavy precipitation. To alleviate these problems, dikes, ditches, and other drainage systems have been built…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wisconsin's Environmental Decade, Inc. v. Department of Natural ResourcesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1978
- United Plainsmen Ass'n v. North Dakota State Water Conservation CommissionNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1976
- Iowa Natural Resources Council v. Van ZeeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1968
- State v. AdamsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
- KFGO Radio, Inc. v. RotheNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1980
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Parks v. CooperSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
- Werlinger v. Champion Healthcare Corp.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
- Radspinner v. CharlesworthNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
- Graber v. Logan County Water Resource BoardNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
- United States v. Kent Melvin Vesterso, Warren August Anderson, Davis LeasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
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